Storytel
Market Cap
kr13.2b
Last Updated
2021/05/16 19:31 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Storytel AB (publ) provides audiobooks and e-books streaming services. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Currently unprofitable and not forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet with limited growth.
Share Price & News
How has Storytel's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: STORY B is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Swedish stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 5% a week.
Volatility Over Time: STORY B's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-2.0%
STORY B
-5.7%
SE Media
-1.4%
SE Market
1 Year Return
9.0%
STORY B
27.4%
SE Media
56.4%
SE Market
Return vs Industry: STORY B underperformed the Swedish Media industry which returned 27.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: STORY B underperformed the Swedish Market which returned 56.4% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| STORY B | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -2.0% | -5.7% | -1.4% |
| 30 Day | -17.9% | -17.4% | -2.8% |
| 90 Day | -21.1% | -21.1% | 7.7% |
| 1 Year | 9.0%9.0% | 27.4%27.4% | 61.6%56.4% |
| 3 Year | 72.3%72.3% | 65.6%64.2% | 63.4%45.3% |
| 5 Year | 569.0%569.0% | -3.9%-21.0% | 105.4%64.5% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Storytel's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
3 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
If You Had Bought Storytel (STO:STORY B) Shares Five Years Ago You'd Have Earned 881% Returns1 month ago | Simply Wall St
Insider Buying: The Storytel AB (publ) (STO:STORY B) Chairman of the Board of Directors Just Bought kr972k Worth Of Shares2 months ago | Simply Wall St
Chief Commercial Officer Ingrid Bojner Just Bought 5.9% More Shares In Storytel AB (publ) (STO:STORY B)Valuation
Is Storytel undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
5.8x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate STORY B's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate STORY B's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: STORY B is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Swedish Media industry average.
PE vs Market: STORY B is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Swedish market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate STORY B's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: STORY B is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (5.8x) compared to the SE Media industry average (4.5x).
Future Growth
How is Storytel forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 3 analysts?
46.7%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: STORY B is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Earnings vs Market: STORY B is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
High Growth Earnings: STORY B is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: STORY B's revenue (23.8% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Swedish market (0.6% per year).
High Growth Revenue: STORY B's revenue (23.8% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: STORY B is forecast to be unprofitable in 3 years.
Past Performance
How has Storytel performed over the past 5 years?
-44.3%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: STORY B is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: STORY B is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: STORY B is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 44.3% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare STORY B's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: STORY B is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Media industry (-16.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: STORY B has a negative Return on Equity (-9.67%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Financial Health
How is Storytel's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: STORY B's short term assets (SEK2.1B) exceed its short term liabilities (SEK611.4M).
Long Term Liabilities: STORY B's short term assets (SEK2.1B) exceed its long term liabilities (SEK50.4M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: STORY B is debt free.
Reducing Debt: STORY B had no debt 5 years ago.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: STORY B has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: STORY B has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of 36.1% each year
Dividend
What is Storytel current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate STORY B's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate STORY B's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if STORY B's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if STORY B's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of STORY B's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Swedish market.
Next Steps
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Jonas Tellander (50 yo)
6.33yrs
Tenure
Mr. Jonas Tellander serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Storytel AB (publ) since 2015 and Director of Storytel AB since 2006. He is Founder of Storytel AB (publ) and serves as President. He is Chair o...
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: STORY B's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: STORY B's board of directors are considered experienced (6.3 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: STORY B insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 10%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Storytel AB (publ)'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Storytel AB (publ)
- Ticker: STORY B
- Exchange: OM
- Founded: NaN
- Industry: Publishing
- Sector: Media
- Market Cap: kr13.242b
- Shares outstanding: 68.26m
- Website: https://www.storytel.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Storytel AB (publ)
- Tryckerigatan 4
- Stockholm
- Stockholm County
- 111 28
- Sweden
Listings
Biography
Storytel AB (publ) provides audiobooks and e-books streaming services. It operates in two segments, Streaming and Publishing. The company offers a subscription service for audiobooks and e-books under the ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/05/16 19:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/05/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.